Uncrystallised

Describes any pension savings you haven’t accessed yet. You need to access (crystallise) these funds before you can take income from them.See also crystallised funds.

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Lump sum and death benefit allowance

This is a limit on the total tax-free lump sums that can be paid from your pensions both in your...

Lump sum allowance

When you access your pension, you can usually take up to 25% of the value tax-free. The lump sum allowance...

Ready-made pension

A simple, low-cost pension where you choose from four AJ Bell fund options.

Money paid in is automatically invested...